Elizabeth L. Hohmann, M.D. is Chair and Director of the Partners Human Research Committee. She is a member of both MGH and BWH panels of the Human Research Committees and is responsible for direction and oversight of scientific and medical policies and operations of the IRB processes at the Partners institutions. Dr. Hohmann is an infectious disease specialist at MGH and has research interests in Salmonella, Listeria, and clinical studies of live attenuated bacterial vaccines and vectors.